Tie holder



Sept; 25, 1923. 1,469,096

W. MCMEANS n TIE HOLDER Filed July 51. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 sept.. 25, 1923.

W. MGMEANS Hammam Filed July 51. 1922 'z' sums-sum 2 A wrrNEss:

INVENTOR ATTORNEY syieas.V

Y i. a A,ii'rr-eo stares WILLIAM Freemans, or soaanron, iennivsv1li/'fnnite.'

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Appiicatiori and Juiyi, leze. serial Nojvavi.

To all whom it may concern.'

it Vknown that l, VILLIAM MoMnANs, citizen ot" the United States, residing at "Scranton, in the c-ountyot Lackawanna and State otlennsylvaniar have invented new and use ful improvements-in Tie Holders, of Vwhich the following is a'speciication.

This invention relates to Ineck tie holders easily attached to a collarto Securely hold* a tie in a neat and attractive manner.

lith the above and other objects in view,

the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to he hereinal'teimore fully described, illustra-ted in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a collar having one corner broken away and showing a tie held in position by means of the improved holder.

Figure 2 is a sectional viewv on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevation of the holderV4 showing a portion ot'a collar and tie byV dotted lines.

Figure 4 is a detail the tie'bar. n

Figure 5 is a like view ofV the keeper plate. i'

Figure 6 is a similar view of the collar plate.

Referring in detail to the drawings, like characters of reference denote correspond' ing parts throughout the several views.

The invention is designed especially for use with turned over or turned down collars, one style of which is shown at10 and forl the purpose of providing attaching means, the said collar is provided inits inner fold, atI an appreciable distance from;

its meeting ends with button holes 11. "The invention includes'a pair of elastic tapes 12,

perspective view of each lot which is provided with a clamping'- the tapes 12 maybe adjusted. Secured toV the looped ends `of each of the tapes v12 is what may .be termed acollar plate 14, the

incassa loop 13, by `means vof Vwhichfthe length ofVV latter-being provided atene end' with a# transverse slot 15 for the passageA of the tape 12 vand vat its oppositeV endv with aright angularly disposed offset button 16 which is;v

*spaced fromthe plateY 14 by va shankl 17. p'lhese buttons areA adapted to be .passed through the button holes 11 for thepurpose c of securing oneend oi the tapes to the collar.v

The opposite end or"v one of the tapes 12'*V is secured to a tie bar 18,'k This bar iscurved to conform tothe curvature'of the collar and is longitudinally slotted as at `19 for the passage of 'a tie 20, the-"said tie being passed through the slot 19 and'brought upwardand" forming a bar 21, in each end of which there is provided a shoulder' 22 between which the tie is placed.V The tie` bar 18 yis provided at oneend with a transverse slot 23 for the passage of thetape 12 and at its opposite end with an open ended entrance slot 24, at the inner end of which is an offset seat 25.

The other tape-12 carries at its tree end a y Y keeper plate 26 which is transversely slotted as shown at 27 tol provide for the passage of the tape and which isalso provided` with a headed stud 297 whose shank is adapted to enter the'slot 24 and bereceived within the offset seat 25, so as to connect the-ends of the tapes. Y Y

In the use of the invention, the tie is pret-` erably secured to the tie bar and thetapes are then secured to the collar through the Y y insertion of the buttons 16 of the collarv [plates through the button holes 11. The collar may then be adjusted to theshirt and the headed stud 29 engaged in the oll'set seat Y I' V25, so that the tension of the elast-ic tapes'12 K will hold the tie in pro-per position.

The invention is susceptible ofvarious I changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the rightis here-v y in reserved to make suchchanges as'nropf erly fall Vwithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is '1.V A tie-holder comprising a pair of elastic tapes, means tor adjusting the lengths of the'tapea means secured to one'end oiieach;` ot the tapes for removable engagementwith 'a collar and a combined tie holding'and tape coupling means located at the opposite ends Y of the tapes. A Y

2. A tie holder comprising a'palro-elastic tapes, means oradjusting the lengths of Y the tapes7 means secured to oneend ofeaoh ofthe tapes tor removable engage-ment A1n openings provided in the collar -andfa com# c f V'bned tie holdingand tape coupling means located at the opposite ends ofthe tapes. Y A tie holder comprising a pairof elastio tapes, means for adjusting the lengths of the tapes, a plateseoured 'to one end of each of the tapes, `an offset button carried by each of' the plates 'forremovable'engagementin openings pro*.flcle l.in thev collar and a` combined tie holding and tape coupling means :y

' located at the opposite ends of the tapes'. Y

fl. A, tie holder comprising a Qair v@fellastictapes, means `for adjusting the lengths of the tapes, mea-ns secured toone end of each ifnsaoeeA of the tapes for 4reinoVahle engagement with a collar, a longitudinally slotted tieholding bar secured to the yopposite end of Veach of the tapes, a hook located at one endrof the Y f har andmeans carried by the opposite end Vof the other tape" for engagement by the hook.

acollar, a longitudinallyslotted-tie holding Y A bar secured to the opposite end of one of the tapes7 a hook located at oneiend-Vof the bar,

' lsaid hoo i including a transversely disposed slot open at one end and providedat its opposte endY with an ollfset Seat/and a headedVV stu'dcairied by the opposite end ot the other tapel for engagement` by thehook.4 a

ln testimony whereof I affix my si gnature. f q f. MCMEHANSV. 

